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Is your team ready to take on Lady Sweetener?
… and so, it begins! Tonight the 15th Series of ‘The Apprentice’ airs on BBC and here at The Teambuilding Company, we cannot wait! In fact, we enjoy it so much that we have created an event based on it ‘The Rookie’. Are your team ready to pit their wits against our very own Lady Sweetener?? Do you want to identify the leaders within your team? Test people's teamworking skills? This could be the ideal event for you!
The Rookie
After meeting ‘Lady Sweetener’, a rather disconcerting business tycoon, your teams will be given a list of weird and wonderful objects to obtain, using a limited amount of spending money, whilst working against the clock! They will need to use teamwork, charm and their best business acumen to become the winning team and be hired as this year's ‘Rookie’, avoiding the wrath of Lady Sweetener at all costs!
The beauty of this event is that we can run it from any venue, all we need is a room to start and finish in, whether that be a company office, conference suite or even a private room in a restaurant.
Each event is bespoke and written dependent on location so no one event is the same!
… and for those who are worried about their weary feet, we can even add black cabs to your event!
For more information on this event, please give our events team a call on: 0800 975 0728
Charity
Thrift For A Gift
Overview
Scavenge, Assemble, and Give Back
In “Thrift for a Gift,” teams take on an exhilarating charitable scavenger hunt with a heartwarming mission - to create care packages for those in need. Guided by a “wish list,” your team will scour the area to find essential and comforting items that will go directly to local charities or shelters. This unique event combines the excitement of a competitive scavenger hunt with the satisfaction of giving back, as teams gather items to create thoughtfully curated packages that will bring warmth and support to the community.
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Event Format
Your team’s mission begins with a briefing from our charismatic event leader, who’ll explain the rules and distribute a carefully curated wish list. Teams are split into groups, each given a budget and a list of items to find within the vicinity. They’ll need to be resourceful, communicating with one another and devising strategies to collect items that meet the needs of the final recipients. Whether negotiating for a better price or creatively sourcing free items, teams are encouraged to think outside the box.
Assembling the Care Packages
Once the scavenger hunt is complete, teams gather to assemble their care packages, personalising each one with thoughtful messages or decorations. This stage encourages creativity and teamwork as groups come together to package everything in a way that’s both practical and uplifting. The care packages are then prepared for donation to local charities, shelters, or organisations, creating a direct link between the team’s efforts and the community’s needs.
Celebrate and Give Back
The event concludes with a heartwarming moment as teams present their completed care packages. It’s a meaningful finale, as participants can see the impact of their collaboration and generosity, knowing that each item collected will go to someone who truly needs it. This final presentation not only celebrates the winners of the scavenger hunt but also reinforces the positive impact of giving back.
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About
The Thrill of the Hunt with a Purpose
Instead of just gathering quirky items, each team works to secure useful and meaningful goods for their care packages. From warm socks and hygiene essentials to blankets and treats, each item has a purpose, adding to the day’s sense of accomplishment and compassion. Teams will need to be creative, resourceful, and savvy as they barter, budget, and make the most of their spending money to ensure their care packages contain as many helpful items as possible. It’s a powerful reminder that teamwork can make a direct difference in people’s lives.
How it works
How does Thrift For A Gift work?
Thrift for a Gift is a charity team building event for 5 to 100 people, where teams use a budget and a wish list to source items for care packages that are donated to local charities or shelters. It lasts 2 to 3 hours. Here's how it runs.
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The briefing
Our host explains the rules and hands each team a carefully curated wish list and a budget.
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The scavenger hunt
Teams search the local area for essential and comforting items, from warm socks and hygiene essentials to blankets and treats.
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Barter and budget
Teams negotiate and source items creatively to make their money go as far as possible.
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Assemble the packages
Teams assemble their care packages, adding thoughtful messages and decorations.
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Donate
The packages are donated to local charities, which can include homeless shelters, elderly support groups, children's charities or animal sanctuaries.
What's included
What's included with Thrift For A Gift?
Thrift for a Gift includes everything teams need to shop, build and give.
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Wish list and budget allocations
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Supplies for package decoration
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Event management and guidance
Optional extras
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Event photography or filming
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Custom team clothing
Benefits
What are the benefits of Thrift For A Gift?
Thrift for a Gift builds team cohesion and resourcefulness, with a direct, positive impact on your local community.
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Community impact
Every package brings warmth and support to people in need.
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Resourcefulness
Teams barter and budget to fit as much as possible into each package.
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Team cohesion
Communicating and strategising together is the key to success.
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Creativity
Thoughtful messages and decorations make each package personal.
FAQs
Thrift For A Gift: Frequently Asked Questions
Thrift For A Gift is a charitable team-building scavenger hunt with a practical purpose. Teams follow a wish list, use a set budget to source useful items and then turn their collected goods into care packages for people supported by local charities or community organisations.
The wish list focuses on genuinely useful and comforting goods rather than novelty scavenger-hunt objects. Depending on the chosen recipients, teams might search for warm socks, toiletries, blankets, treats or other essentials that can make a thoughtfully assembled care package.
Each team receives a budget and must decide how to make it go as far as possible. That introduces a strategic element: participants may compare prices, negotiate where appropriate or find creative ways to source suitable items while keeping the recipients' needs in mind.
Yes, there is a lively competitive hunt and a winning team, but the wider outcome matters more than the scoreboard. Every group contributes useful items, so the event ends with a shared sense of achievement regardless of who performs best in the challenge.
Teams return with their purchases and assemble them into organised care packages. They can add personal messages or decorations before the finished packages are prepared for donation, giving participants time to see what their collective effort has produced.
The recipient organisation can depend on the event location and the needs of the local community. The event team can discuss the intended charity, shelter or community partner during planning so that the wish list reflects items that will be genuinely helpful.
The complete experience lasts approximately two to three hours. This includes the briefing, the hunt, assembling the packages and the final presentation, making it suitable for a half-day corporate away-day programme.
Thrift For A Gift is suitable for groups of approximately 5 to 100 people. Participants work in smaller teams, allowing everyone to contribute to the planning, shopping, budgeting and preparation of the care packages.
The hunt is planned around an appropriate local area where teams can source the required items. Your event location, available shops, route and intended charity partner can all be considered when shaping the experience.
It combines communication, negotiation and problem-solving with a visible community benefit. Teams still enjoy the pace and competition of a scavenger hunt, but the finished packages give the day a sense of purpose that continues beyond the corporate event itself.